Supermicro Unleashes Dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Solutions

Supermicro Unleashes Dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Solutions

October 30, 2007

Energy-efficient Standard PCI-Express and Universal I/O
Adapters

    SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- 

    Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in
application optimized high performance server solutions,
today announced its first 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE)
solutions. The energy-efficient Supermicro AOC-UTG-i2
Universal I/O (UIO) and AOC-STG-i2 standard PCI-Express
network adapters, based on the Intel(R) 82598 10 Gigabit
Ethernet Controller, enable the mainstream server market
with dual-port PCI-Express-based 10GbE connectivity for
optimal I/O performance. 

    "These new Supermicro 10GbE adapters empower our
existing customers to upgrade right away to dual-port 10
Gigabit Ethernet," said Charles Liang, CEO and
president of Supermicro.  "The flexibility of our UIO
architecture enables the AOC-UTG-i2 card for installation
in 1U, 2U, 3U and 4U systems equipped with UIO
motherboards, while the low-profile AOC-STG-i2 can be
installed in any standard PCI-Express x8 slot. With
outstanding performance and power efficiency, these
products are ideal for a wide range of enterprise server
environments like those running virtualization, demanding
storage and high performance computing applications."


    "We are pleased that Supermicro has selected the
energy-efficient Intel(R) 82598 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Controller for the new AOC-UTG-i2 Universal I/O card and
the AOC-STG-i2 card," said Tom Swinford, general
manager of Intel's LAN Access Division. "The Intel(R)
82598 is designed for today's multi-core processor-based
servers and has optimizations to address the I/O
bottlenecks associated with server consolidation and
virtualization. Its low power and outstanding performance
make it ideally suited for multi-port adapter and LAN On
Motherboard (LOM) designs." 

    Providing dual-port 10GbE at an average of just 6.5
watts, these network adapters address the need created by
the extensive growth in dense computing environments for
efficient, high-bandwidth designs. Both the AOC-UTG-i2 and
AOC-STG-i2 feature the reliability necessary for storage
applications such as iSCSI, the dual-port redundancy needed
for networking applications, as well as the throughput and
low memory latency required for high-performance computing
applications.

    For even greater flexibility, Supermicro offers a
CX4-to-Optical cable option, which increases the viable
cable length from 15 meters over CX4 copper cable to up to
100 meters over optical cable.  These controller cards also
support Intel(R) Virtualization Technology for Connectivity
including Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) and Intel(R)
I/O Acceleration Technology (I/OAT). These new technologies
improve overall system performance, lower CPU utilization,
reduce system latency and, improve networking and I/O
throughput in a virtualized environment. 

    Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer
exceptional flexibility and feature advantages.  For more
information on Supermicro's complete line of server and
workstation solutions go to http://www.supermicro.com.  

    About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI)

    Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and
uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading
serverboards, chassis and server systems. These Server
Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many
environments, including data center deployment,
high-performance computing, high-end workstations, storage
networks and standalone server installations. For more
information on Supermicro's complete line of advanced
motherboards, SuperServers, and optimized chassis, visit
http://www.Supermicro.com, email [e-mail]
or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at [phone]. 

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    For more information, please contact:

     Michael Kalodrich 
     Super Micro Computer, Inc.
     Phone: [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]